Children Abused with Disabilities

Today in our society it seems as though abuse has become something that everyone knows goes on behind closed doors, yet no one does anything to keep it from happening. As citizens in this society, as we witnesses these crimes, it is our duty to put an end to it. And also to help protect the children in our society that are incapable of protecting themselves. Statistics done by the Children’s Bureau show that 9.3% of children that are recorded as abused are children with disabilities. These children that are unable to defend themselves are the ones that are being abused. The disabilities that these victims suffer from are behavioral, emotional, learning, intellectual, physical, visual, and hearing. Can you imagine being verbally or emotionally abused with out being able to see who is doing that to you. Or being physically disabled and being physically abused without being able to run away from it. During one of the survey’s done by the Bureau, it showed that 41 out 50 states having reported that most of their children that were abused, were disabled. But what can we do to change this. There are many options as to help prevent this from occurring in the lives of children today and in the future. One of those options is to start a parenting class for parents that give birth to a child with a disability. Help educate them on the disability and the risks of abuse. The Oregon Alliance for Kids With Special
Needs (OAKS) had developed a program to protect children with disabilities from maltreatment by focusing on five goals: strong, resilient children; nurturing, supported, and responsible families; coordinated and comprehensive services; supportive communities; and a society that values and protects all citizens. Lets try it out!…...

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